[WSIS CS-Plenary] A computer under $100

[acarvin at edc.org]

the $100 version won't be available to the public.... They'll be sold en masse to education ministries for distribution to children in schools. The public might be able to buy a $200 version, but that's not definite as of yet. Sure will be interesting to see the prototypes in tunis...

Andy Carvin
EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org 
http://www.digitaldivide.net
http://www.andycarvin.com

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Thanks Andy for the report.  While there may be criticisms re open hardware,
the industry should follow suit re cost effectiveness.  Would be great to
have a small 7 inch or even 9 to 10 inch screen computer, that can slip into
one's pocketbook for easy travel, that isn't exorbitant in price.  The
decent small 10 inch ones (slim pickings) are quite pricey.

Elizabeth

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Hi Elizabeth,

I was at Negroponte's speech at MIT yesterday; I wrote about in my blog
here:

http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/09/creating_the_10.html

Meanwhile, Taran Rampersad is taking Negroponte for task for not
embracing open hardware in the initiative:

http://www.knowprose.com/node/8714

thanks,
ac

ecarll at optonline.net wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I read about this when it was first announced by Nicholas Negroponte
> about a year or so ago.  Seems like the project for a computer under
> $100 is becoming a reality.
>
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4292854.stm
>
>
> Elizabeth
>
> Dr. Elizabeth Carll
> International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies;
> UN NGO Committee on Mental Health;
> Communications Coordination Committee for the UN
> Tel: 1631-754-2424
> Fax: 1631-754-5032
> ecarll at optonline.net
>

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